137: Chapter 137 Lu Li transforms into Young Master Lu

Lu Li instinctively glanced at Shen Qingxue in the passenger seat, but couldn't detect anything unusual at all.

Yet he always felt something was amiss.

He couldn't quite put his finger on it; it was just a gut feeling.

"Why are you looking at me? Watch the road," Shen Qingxue said indifferently without raising her head.

Lu Li quickly pulled back his gaze and focused on driving.

The car remained quiet for quite a while.

Lu Li was still plotting in his mind how to arrange the "lifestyle assistant" duties for the next two days.

Having Shen Qingxue cook for him, wash his clothes, pour tea and fetch water for him...

Just imagining that scene made the corners of his mouth turn up uncontrollably.

Heh heh, he was finally living the life of an emperor.

However, Lu Li also knew that given Shen Qingxue's personality, it was impossible for her to submit so easily.

This girl agreed readily with her mouth, but behind the scenes, she was definitely plotting something malicious.

Lu Li braced himself mentally.

But no matter what, he probably wouldn't end up on the losing end.

Returning home, Lu Li tossed his car keys onto the shoe cabinet in the entryway, changed his shoes, walked into the living room, and collapsed onto the sofa, unable to help sighing inwardly.

Having a car was indeed convenient; next time he should buy one too, otherwise continuously renting cars wasn't a long-term solution.

Shen Qingxue followed behind him, changed her shoes, walked to the kitchen, poured two cups of water, and expressionlessly placed one of them in front of him.

"Your tea, please enjoy!"

Lu Li was momentarily stunned and looked up at her.

But Shen Qingxue had already turned around and walked toward the kitchen, her silhouette calm, showing no emotional fluctuations.

"This is starting already?"

Lu Li called out to her retreating figure.

Shen Qingxue didn't turn back as her voice drifted out from the kitchen.

"Mhm, a promise made must be kept."

Lu Li leaned against the sofa, stared in the direction of the kitchen for two seconds, then picked up the water cup and took a sip.

Nice, absolutely delightful!

Lu Li put down the cup and the corners of his mouth twitched upwards slightly.

Not gonna lie, this feeling was quite nice.

Afterward, he set his mind at ease, leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed, and leisurely browsed his phone.

The trending searches about him and Shen Qingxue on Douyin were still hanging there, and the comment section remained bustling with activity.

However, he had already learned how to swipe past them with one click—out of sight, out of mind.

As long as I can't see it, don't even think about slandering me!

"Young Master Lu."

At this moment, Shen Qingxue's voice came from the kitchen.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, momentarily dumbfounded by this address.

"What is it?"

"What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Lu Li was stunned for a second, then his mouth slowly split into a grin. Holy crap, this lifestyle assistant has gotten into character way too fast.

Definitely five-star praise.

"I want to eat... braised pork ribs, steamed sea bass, and let's have stir-fried tomatoes with eggs. As for soup... just casually make any seaweed and egg drop soup."

The way Lu Li rattled off those dish names was completely righteous, not feeling there was any problem at all.

The kitchen fell silent for two seconds.

Then Shen Qingxue's voice came over again, her tone faint and devoid of emotion.

"Do you think you can finish eating so many dishes you ordered?"

"If I can't finish, we can put it in the fridge and eat it for the next meal."

Lu Li answered with utmost righteousness.

The kitchen fell silent for another two seconds, and then with a loud thump, the sound of a knife hitting the chopping board clearly came through.

Lu Li instinctively shrank his neck and wisely didn't speak anymore.

Forget it, forget it, his little life was more important.

Before long, a fragrant aroma drifted out from the kitchen.

Lu Li sniffed, couldn't help standing up from the sofa, tiptoed to the kitchen doorway, and poked half his head inside to look.

Shen Qingxue stood in front of the stove wearing an apron, stir-frying dishes with movements as smooth as flowing clouds and water.

"What are you looking at?"

Shen Qingxue didn't turn her head, but she had clearly discovered him.

"Nothing, just checking if you're slacking off."

Lu Li spouted nonsense with a straight face.

The spatula in Shen Qingxue's hand paused for a fraction of a second, then she continued stir-frying without answering.

But Lu Li clearly saw that her ears had turned slightly red.

He wisely didn't court death any further, fearing she might suddenly throw a small kitchen knife right at his forehead.

Not long after, Shen Qingxue came out of the kitchen carrying the dishes.

They matched what Lu Li ordered quite decently, except for the missing steamed sea bass.

"Where's the sea bass?"

Lu Li sat in front of the dining table, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Shen Qingxue handed him the chopsticks with a blank expression.

"Sold out."

Lu Li's mouth twitched.

What time was it even? The vegetable market was right at its busiest time, and it was already sold out? Besides, Her Ladyship hadn't even gone downstairs.

However, he didn't dare to keep asking, taking the chopsticks and lowering his head to shovel in rice.

Halfway through the meal, Shen Qingxue suddenly spoke.

"Right, the results of the semi-finals won't be announced until all contestants finish competing, about three days later."

Lu Li nodded while chewing on a sparerib.

"Then there's nothing much to do these three days?"

"Mhm, you can rest for a bit."

Shen Qingxue paused and glanced at him.

"But don't relax too much either. The topic for the finals will come out at the same time the semi-final results are announced, and we'll be busy again then."

Lu Li waved his hand.

"Rest assured, with me here, topics and whatnot are never an issue."

Watching his thoroughly confident appearance, the corners of Shen Qingxue's mouth twitched slightly without taking up the conversation.

After finishing the meal, Lu Li habitually stood up to clean up the bowls and chopsticks.

Shen Qingxue glanced at him and reached out to stop him.

"I'll do it."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, lowering his head to look at her hand.

Shen Qingxue's hand was very white, with slender fingers and distinct knuckles, currently pressing down on the hand he was using to hold the plates.

Both of them were momentarily dazed.

Shen Qingxue swiftly retracted her hand, turned her head away, her earlobes blushing slightly.

"Ahem ahem, why don't I just do it myself after all." Lu Li gave a tactical cough.

"It's fine, you're the young master now. Young masters don't need to do chores, so I'll do it," Shen Qingxue glanced at him and said indifferently.

Seeing this, Lu Li didn't continue to insist.

Forget all that for now, enjoy it first! As for what happens afterwards, that's a matter for the future.

This is called enjoying the present! Absolutely no flaws.

In the afternoon.

Lu Li leaned against the sofa with his phone held horizontally, his gaze focused, his two thumbs swiping rapidly across the screen.

Inside the screen, a red-haired character was doing three and a half mid-air rotations, followed by a gorgeous dive attack smashing onto a monster's head, popping up a string of red damage numbers.

"Judgment! Rua~"

Lu Li shouted along with it, his thumbs frantically clicking the screen.

Shen Qingxue sat opposite him, holding a water cup, her gaze falling upon him with her brow slightly knitted.

She endured it for a while.

She endured it for a little longer.

Finally, when Lu Li shouted "Judgment rua" for the seventh time, Shen Qingxue put down her water cup and spoke.

"Lu Li."

"Mhm mhm mhm, wait a second, wait a second, I'll finish this fight right away."

Lu Li didn't even raise his head, his thumbs still dancing across the screen without even lifting his eyelids.

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.

She silently chanted "calm and peaceful" three times in her heart, then stood up from the sofa and walked over to Lu Li's side.

"You've been playing since after the meal until now, that's over two hours."

"Mmm... almost there, almost there, once this boss is beaten, I'll call it a day."

Lu Li responded vaguely, his body leaning slightly along with the character's movement, completely immersed in it.

Shen Qingxue lowered her head to look at his focused appearance, suddenly feeling somewhat helpless.

He wasn't even this engrossed when usually writing songs.